18 Woven Basket Ideas and More Weaving Projects to Liven Up Your Home
Have you ever wanted to try to create a stylish woven basket but not been sure how to get started? The good news is that there are plenty of exciting ways to do this. Whether you want to get a woven laundry basket or somewhere to keep anything else neatly out of sight, there are some cool DIY projects that let you do this without too much effort. Why not take a look at these examples to discover which one is going to be your next fun project?
A Metal Basket with Jute
An old metal basket can have new life breathed into it by weaving jute into it. The starting point is with tying one end of the jute, leaving you to then pull the rest of
See moreUse Burlap
One of the many types of different material that you can use to get a woven basket is burlap. This versatile material is used here with cut loops woven through and around
See moreGet Pretty Plant Storage
The combination of woven baskets and plants is hard to beat. This project brings them together with a cool plant basket. It starts with a wooden base that has mini dowels
See moreUse Rope for a Woven Basket
This smart approach to weaving uses a length of rope, which you simply paint randomly in parts before weaving around a bowl and finishing off with a couple of leather
See moreUse a Tomato Cage
It is possible to get a woven basket storage solution using all sorts of different objects as the starting point. In this case, it is an old tomato cage that has been
See moreUse Paper Tubes
Paper tubes cut from a newspaper are used to make this neat basket. Some glue is added to the paper, which is then rolled up tightly using a knitting needle. Hometalker
See morePaint Woven Baskets
White chalk paint and tan paint were used to give the willow woven baskets pictured above a completely different, fresh new look. The work on this lovely project was
See moreUse a Wire Basket
This project started off with a wire basket, which Hometalker Karen Manasco cleaned up and cut. It was then just a question of weaving the vines onto it one by one. The
See moreYou Can Weave a Chair Too
Some weaving techniques can also be used to repair or improve chair seats. The project shown uses fiber rush that is first woven into place with cardboard to stop it from
See moreAdd a Design
You can choose to go a step further and add an appealing design to your woven basket if you like. This can add a welcome splash of color or some interesting details to
See moreGet a Woven Laundry Basket
A woven laundry basket can add a lot of style to something that is normally mundane. This project uses rope, although it is attached using hot glue rather than weaving it
See moreUse Old Magazines
Even old magazines can be used to produce a unique, eye-catching woven basket. Each page is rolled up and then weaved together in a 1 x 1 pattern with glue used to secure
See moreAdd Some Fabric
What if you already have a large woven basket that is just looking a bit tired? In this case, you can liven it up by adding some fabric to it, resulting in a whole new
See moreGet a Woven Mirror Frame
The paper tube method of making a woven laundry basket can also be used to decorate a mirror. After weaving, it is coated with a mixture of paint, glue, and water. After
See moreMake a Rustic Woven Ball
This rustic willow ball works well as a Christmas decoration or else hung in the garden. The willow sticks are stripped of leaves and woven into small wreaths which can
See moreTurn Vertical Binds into a Woven Headboard
Vertical blinds are the next objects that we see can be woven together. In this case, they are crossed over horizontally and vertically to form an unusual and visually
See moreA Woven Photo Frame Idea
A plain photo frame has some style added to it in this example. Ribbon strips in three different colors are woven back and forward to complete this look. The ends are
See moreMake Your Own Woven Twine Lampshade
The woven twine look can be achieved on a lampshade too. The process starts off with a piece of twine tied to a spoke and then wound around. Jewelry twine or yarn is then
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